Abstract: A cargo container apparatus and methods of loading cargo are provided. The cargo container apparatus includes a cargo container having fist and second opposing side frame portions connected by connecting members and a plurality of liners forming floor and wall portions of the cargo container. The cargo container apparatus also includes a cargo container transporter having a base portion, an elevatable platform, a pair of side support rails, and front and rear ramps. Methods of transporting in a cargo hold are also provided. The methods include expanding a cargo container from a collapsed position, connecting a liner to a lower portion of the expanded container to form a floor, and loading cargo into the expanded cargo container.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 21, 2001
Publication date:
June 20, 2002
Applicant:
Aviation Ground Equipment Systems, Inc.